Analysis of the Cargo Service Dynamics in East Asian Airports

This paper examines the effects of primary production and key economic factors on air cargo traffic between 1999 and 2005 in the East Asian airport industry through econometric and clustering analyses. This paper’s findings show that while the relative importance of physical capital to human capital has dramatically risen, adequate provisions and utilizations of physical facilities for landside operations appear to be a more significant driving force for an airport’s cargo traffic performances compared to those of airside operations. Even though cost savings are found to have regained their importance in the recent years, the degree of scale economies has fallen so sharply that airports can no longer rely on size for competitive edge. Nevertheless, there is still a close positive relationship between a nation’s economic development and the volume of cargo traffic at its airport.

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Cargo Service Dynamics and Service-Oriented Architecture in East Asian Airports

Service Science and Logistics Informatics - Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science ◽

10.4018/978-1-61520-603-2.ch013 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 230-250

Author(s):

Joyce M.W Low ◽

Loon Ching Tang ◽

Xue-Ming Yuan

Keyword(s):

Human Capital ◽

Service Oriented Architecture ◽

Driving Forces ◽

East Asian ◽

Returns To Scale ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Physical Capital ◽

Relative Importance ◽

Competitive Edge ◽

Service Oriented

This chapter examines the effects of primary production and key economic factors on the cargo traffic in the East Asian airports between 1999 and 2005. Through econometric and cluster analyses, results in this chapter found a dramatic increase in the relative importance of physical capital to human capital. More specifically, adequate provisions and utilizations of physical facilities in landside operations appear to be more significant driving forces for an airport’s cargo traffic performances compared to those of airside operations. In spite of the greater importance that the East Asia airport industry has attached to cost-effective operations in the recent years, airports may no longer be able to rely on size for a sustainable competitive edge with the reductions in the returns to scale. Meanwhile, there is still a close direct association between a nation’s economic development and the volume of cargo traffic at its airport.

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ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRAINING FACTORS OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE EAST ASIAN REGION AND WAYS TO OVERCOME THEM

EKONOMIKA I UPRAVLENIE: PROBLEMY, RESHENIYA ◽

10.36871/ek.up.p.r.2021.06.02.020 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (6) ◽

pp. 134-138

Author(s):

K. D. GVASALIYA ◽

Keyword(s):

International Business ◽

Global Economy ◽

East Asian ◽

Business Development ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Developing Regions ◽

East Asian Region ◽

Asian Region ◽

New Development ◽

Holding Back

The East Asian Region is one of the most dynamically developing regions in the global economy and international business. Any East Asian company strives to become international and gain new development opportunities, maximize profits. Asian entrepreneurs are increasingly competing with European and American companies every year. Despite these outstanding results, there are a number of social and economic factors holding back business development in East Asia. This article assesses the main problems of international business development in the countries of the East Asian region, developed an algorithm for successful func-tioning within the framework of international business for East Asian entrepreneurs.

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Public spending efficiency and political and economic factors: Evidence from selected East Asian countries

Economic Annals ◽

10.2298/eka1293007c ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 57 (193) ◽

pp. 7-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Sok-Gee Chan ◽

Mohd Karim

Keyword(s):

East Asian ◽

Civil Liberties ◽

Public Spending ◽

Political Stability ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Tobit Regression ◽

Parametric Data ◽

Negative Effect ◽

Equal Income

This paper analyses public spending efficiency and the effect of political and economic factors on public spending efficiency in East Asian countries for the period 2000-2007. In the first stage, the non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach is used to estimate public spending efficiency scores. In the second stage, the Tobit regression model is then used to determine the effect of political and economic factors on public spending efficiency. Results of the study show that China is relatively efficient in public spending on education, health, and maintaining economic performance and stability, Japan on infrastructure, and Singapore on promoting public services. In addition, countries in East Asia are relatively less efficient in public spending for promoting equal income distribution. The results also indicate that political stability and financial freedom have a positive effect on public spending efficiency. However, voice, accountability, and civil liberties have a negative effect on public spending efficiency.

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Construction Productivity Factors Affected by the Motivation of Foreign Laborers in Construction Fields

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.357-360.2599 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 357-360 ◽

pp. 2599-2602 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yoon Seok Shin ◽

Jin Dong Kim ◽

Tae Yong Kim ◽

Gwang Hee Kim

Keyword(s):

Social Factors ◽

Psychological Factors ◽

East Asian ◽

Motivational Factors ◽

Construction Workers ◽

Foreign Workers ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Construction Sites ◽

Construction Productivity ◽

Construction Companies

These days, it is necessary to introduce motivational methods for foreign workers on construction sites in order to improve the productivity of Korean construction companies. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the motivational factors of East Asian laborers working on Korean construction fields in order to better understand the characteristics of foreign laborers. Of the motivational factors, economic factors among were considered more important than social and psychological factors for East Asian construction workers. And the importance averages of the construction workers from three ethnic groups were found to be statistically equal in terms of economic and social factors, but were not for psychological factors.

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Relative importance of after-effects, environment and socio-economic factors on the social integration of stroke victims

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research ◽

10.1097/00004356-198809000-00005 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 251-260 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Lucie Bélanger ◽

Mario Bolduc ◽

Madeleine Nöel

Keyword(s):

Social Integration ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Relative Importance ◽

After Effects ◽

The Social ◽

Socio Economic Factors

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Relative Importance of Economic Factors in the U.S. and Japanese Stock Markets

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies ◽

10.1006/jjie.1995.1015 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 290-307 ◽

Cited By ~ 76

Author(s):

Takashi Kaneko ◽

Bong-Soo Lee

Keyword(s):

Stock Markets ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Relative Importance ◽

The U.S

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Air Cargo Shipments And Regional Employment: The Northern Nevada Case

Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER) ◽

10.19030/jber.v5i2.2520 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Bahram Adrangi ◽

Richard D. Gritta ◽

Kambiz Raffiee

Keyword(s):

Economic Conditions ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Air Cargo ◽

Font Size ◽

Economic Diversification ◽

Regional Economic ◽

Monthly Data ◽

International Airport ◽

Northern Nevada ◽

Business Behavior

Air cargo is a critical component for developing an integrated transportation system to facilitate regional economic diversification and growth.  Additionally, demand for air cargo shipments is affected by regional, national and international economic conditions. To get a better sense on these issues in Northern Nevada, a study was conducted to determine : (1)  characteristics of business behavior for air cargo and other freight modes at Reno-Tahoe International Airport  and  (2) if  employment in Reno MSA, as  a proxy for regional business  activities, has a systematic impact on air cargo shipments at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The first question is examined by conducting interviews and surveys of the firms in Northern Nevada in 2002-2003.  The second question is evaluated by estimating time-series models using monthly data on employmen  in Reno MSA and air cargo shipments at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The findings do support the importance of regional economic factors in determining the demand for air cargo shipments.

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Migrant Community of Nijhum Dwip: Comparative Importance of Livelihood Capitals to Adapt in This Island

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh Science ◽

10.3329/jasbs.v44i2.46555 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 127-136

Author(s):

Amit Kumar ◽

Sabnam Sarmin Luna

Keyword(s):

Natural Capital ◽

Physical Capital ◽

Study Data ◽

Financial Capital ◽

Relative Importance ◽

River Bank ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Secondary Sources ◽

Migrant Community ◽

Livelihood Capitals

The study attempts to explore the factors behind selecting Nijhum Dwip for migration and perceive the relative importance of livelihood capitals (Human, physical, natural, financial and social) for the climate change adaptation of migrant community. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches are followed in this study. Data are collected from primary and secondary sources. The study recognizes, people are moving to Nijhum Dwip rather shifting to main land despite facing numerous disasters like cyclone, river bank erosion, flood, storm surge, sea level rise, salinity intrusion and so on. This is mainly due to low price of land and no alternative place to shift. They consider physical capital as the strongest livelihood capital to adapt in this island followed by human capital, natural capital, financial capital as well as social capital are also suitable option for enhancing the adaptation of migrant community to settle there. Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 44(2): 127-136, December 2018

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Exploring the Nonlinear Effect of Intellectual Capital on Financial Performance: Evidence from Listed Shipping Companies in China

Complexity ◽

10.1155/2021/9004907 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Jian Xu ◽

Yi Zhang

Keyword(s):

Financial Performance ◽

Intellectual Capital ◽

Nonlinear Effect ◽

Driving Force ◽

Value Added ◽

Physical Capital ◽

Financial Sustainability ◽

Return On Assets ◽

Corporate Managers ◽

Structural Capital

Intellectual capital (IC) is reckoned as a significant driving force of competitive advantage and financial sustainability of any organization. The study’s objective is to explore the nonlinear effect of IC and its components on financial performance (FP) of China’s listed shipping companies over a six-year period (2014–2019). The modified Value Added Intellectual Coefficient (MVAIC) model is used to systematically assess IC. The empirical results show an inverted U-shaped relationship between the aggregate IC and FP (measured through return on assets). Regarding IC components, human, relational, and innovation capitals have an inverted U-shaped relationship with FP, while the quadratic relationship between structural capital and FP is not significant. In addition, physical capital has a U-shaped relationship with FP. This study will offer some new insights for corporate managers to improve firms’ FP by effectively utilizing their IC resources.

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